Re:Dog learns over 1,000 words
by robin_reala on Tuesday January 18, 2011 @05:43AM
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People used to train pigs to hunt truffles, but more recently beagles have been the go-to animal as they tend not to eat the prized catch.
That said, German Shepherds are an interesting case because, as I understand it, their breed standard is actually a behavioral standard: they have to be able to perform a certain level of obedience, tracking, and bite work (think big leather gloves) to get papers.